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Polytechnic (KPT) and it was later shifted to Canara College, after which it was shifted to MGM College in Bondel.Sasikanth Senthil, deputy commissioner, speaking to STOI, said due to several factors, the election counting centre has been shifted to the sprawling NITK, Surathkal, campus. During the last assembly election, counting was done at MGM Bondel, which caused severe inconvenience to people travelling to Mangalore International Airport.In UdupiThe election counting centre in Udupi district too has been shifted to St Cecily’s School in Ajjarakad for similar reasons as in Dakshina Kananda district. So officials have decided to zero in on this place,” he said, adding that the election counting centre is far from the city limits, and wouldn’t cause any hassle to the common man.Other factors involved in choosing a counting centre include having strong rooms that have to be guarded for a month after voting day. Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district administration has shifted the election counting centre to NITK, Surathkal, from the earlier venue of MGM College in Bondel.This change has come after officials faced several shortcomings during the assembly election, when the counting process was held at Bondel, which is situated on the Mangaluru International Airport road. For a long time, in Dakshina Kannada, counting for elections was held in Karnataka (Govt.).